UND staff members say Center for Aerospace Medicine will serve as resource to pilots throughout the state

UND staff members say Center for Aerospace Medicine will serve as resource to pilots throughout the state

GRAND FORKS — With the passage of House Bill 1612, UND will be able to expand mental health support and Federal Aviation Administration medical certification assistance to pilots throughout the state. "(The bill allows) us to take what we've built here in Grand Forks and help pilots across the state of North Dakota," said Elizabeth Bjerke, UND's associate dean of aerospace. "North Dakota has the highest pilot per-capita rate in the country — the…